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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

THE record of the past twelve months
Is unprecedented in its number of fatal
casualties on the railroads. Misplaced
switches, unsafe bridges and drunken or
careless employees are the causes most
prolific in producing these disasters.
The remedy for them plainly lies in
removing the causes, and as the latter
are such that are easily within the con-
troll of human agencies there is little ex-
cuse for the continuance of the appalling
record. There should be stringent
State inspection of bridges by competent
officials; careless and Incorporate men
should not be placed in positions where
their negligence or drunken blunders
are likely to cause trouble. Railroad
companies should take more pains to
secure temperate and reliable men to be
put in places of responsibility. They
owe it to the travelling public to make
more rigid examinations of their men
and accept none but those having high
recommendations for sobriety. We are
glad to note that several roads are en-.
forcing stringent temperance rules and
the good work should go on until every
drunken railroad man in the country il
discharged from employment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
HOW 1T WAS DONE.

Klehm Proved Valuable Help to
the State in the Doodle Trials.
CHICAGO, Aug. SAN incredible story
of how George c. Klehm, president of
the county board, played the part of
spy upon his associates throughout the
Doodle trial is made public. Klehm, to
save himself from the penitentiary,
agreed to act as detective for the States
attorney and serve him with informa-
ton regarding the plans of the boodlers
and their lawyers. Klehm attended all
meetings of the defendants and was a
close observer of everything said and
done. He and the States attorney met
every night in an out of the way place
and Grinnell received notice of every
plan of defense, 50 much so that no re-
buttal evidence could be offered by the
boodlers. During the examination of
talesmen for the jury there was kept up
system of correspondence in the court
room between Klehm and Grinnell by
means of almost imperceptible signs by
which the States attorney was able to
detect whether the person being ex-
amined was "safe" man or not.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
CARDIFF VS.. kILLEN.


Fully 5000 people are stated to have
attended the glove contest (2) at Wash
ington Rink Minneapolis Friday evening,
at which it had long been advertised
that the heavyweight championship of
the northwest would be settled. II was
not, however, the fight being declared a
draw. The voices of the ''sport" are
positive in their assertions that the af-
fair was not hippodrome, and it is not
perhaps right for those who did not see
the fight to contradict them. 1t certain
ly makes little difference one way or the
other. The managers of the affair have
made several thousands of dollars, that
part of the population of the twin cities
which delights to see two big fellows
get up an "chug" each other have had
their fun, and the principals are still in
the ring, uninjured and ready to 90
through another ten rounds as soon as
the public can be well worked up again.
Perhaps it wasn't a hippodrome, but it
was an affair that was of no earthly ben
eft to any body, and called together q
big crowd of hard cases-and no doubt
many who were not so hard, but who
are laboring under the impression that
there was something beautiful and scien-
tific in the antics of the two pugilists,
The affair was not only of no benefit, but
it will on the other hand be very detri-
mental in ifs effects. Tho prizo fighter
or the glove contsstor, if that is the
word, is of no value to the community
unless In increasing the sales of some
high-toned bar rooms. These contests
are demoralIzing both to the morals and
pockets of those who witness them; and
state law prohibiting them would fill q
| long felt want,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
PRESS coMMENrs.

i New York Tribune: It looks as if the
Hon. Eugene Higgins vas bigger mar
| in the eyes Of the President than the
Hon. George William Curtis.
| Philadelphia Telegraph; Jefferson Da-
Wis ought either to get himself natural
lied or else cease from further endeay-
ors to interfere with the matters and
things ola country which disowns him,
just as he has disowned it.
Atlanta Consultation: We are in favor
of negro suffrage, not because the race
is prepared for it, but because it gives
the Democratic party Of the south addi-
tional power. We are inclined to be as
frank in this matter as senator Ingalls, is.
Cincinnati Enquirer: TIE cable talk
about the duel between General Boul-s
anger and NJ. Ferry Is enough to make
a horse sick. When men intend to fight
they do not advertise it for week be-
forehand. The object of the advertise
ment is that their friends may hang on
to their coat tails to prevent them from
Strengthening each other in cold blood.
If they fight at all, it will be like the
Gambetta duel-with the principals
placed SO far apart that they could not
even hear the reports of each others
pistols.
New York Times: '.When a man
plays cards for stakes and wins, he
wants the stakes," says Mr.. Eugene
Higgins, and we presume no one will
dispute, IN this matter, the conclusions
which Mr.. Higgins has reached. But
from card playing to politics, by an an
alogy which is entirely natural to him,
the Appointment Clerk of the Treasury
Department reasons as follows: "You
can't rid an election of the offices no
way you try it, and when the games
over the winning party ought to rake
down the pile or know WHY This ele-
CANT and admirable political apothegm,
joined to Mr.. Higgins repeated declara-
ton "ciyil service reform is fraud"
and pondered in connection with de-
tailed reports of Mr.. Higgins recent
partisan activities in Baltimore, which
will shortly be forwarded to the Presi-
dent, ought to lead promptly to the
transfer of this outspoken CIVIL servant
to private station, where he will be
free to express and illustrate his own
views without bringing reproach upon
an administration which processes to
hold diametrically opposite views. Hig-
gins or these professions must be abands
oned-that is plain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

TIE recent report of the death of ex-
plorer Stanley seems pretty certain to
have been unreliable. The latest re-
ports from the explorer say that on
June 9th the expedition reached a point
half way between Yombi and Yambun-
GA, the latter being the farthest point on
the Arnwhimi reached by Stanley in
1888. Navigation was difficult and slow,
because the boats were carrying all the
necessary provisions for Emin Bey IN
addition to their own. Stanley chose
the Arnwhimi route in preference to
the Stanley Falls route, because he
learned that by the former he would
have better resources and because the
natives were friendly. Stanley expect
ed to reach Wadelia about the beginning
of August. From advices received
Thursday it would appear that Stanley
had been obliged to await the arrival Of
the contingents left at Boio Bo and
Leopardville, and had adopted the over
land route, which would occupy fort
night longer. .'-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
THE BATTLING REApERs.
The Bulk OF the Grain Cut In Mime
sota--The Harvest in Dakota.
[wInona lsepubllcan.l

i [Wlnona HepubIican.l
The weekly crop reports received al
the Office of Mr.. Foster, assistant gener.
al freight agent Of the Winona Il st. Pc
ter and the Dakota Central railroads,
show that favorable weather conditions
have attended the harvest through the
week. From Indications in the way Of
an increased call for binding Irvine, as
well as from reports of individual farm
ers here and there, II is evident that
some pieces of grain in the southeastern
counties Of Minnesota are turning
out better than was expected, but
at the best the decrease in these
counties amounts 10 serious loss. In
Dodge county and from there west the
harvest Is about over, and stacking is
well along. Threshing has begun in GER
tain places, but returns as to the weld
are not yet in, but wheat, oats and bar
ley are all a large crop in the western
part of the State, while corn was never
more rank, and promises to give Mime
sofa a record as corn producer of no
mean proportions. Even In Dakota,
too, the corn has astonished everybody.
Under the moist season in that Territory
the cereals have not ripened as rapidly
as In Minnesota, but the harvest is well
under way now, though the weather is
marked by frequent showers, and the
farmers fear it may be what is popularity
termed catchy" harvest. Several To-
cal hail storms are noted as being very
destructive, but with the greatly in
creased acreage the general result will
not be noticeable. AS rule the farm
ers and business men throughout Dako-
ia are feeling frst-rate over the crop
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
WISE WORDS.
Francis Murphy Talks OF the Recent
Election In Texas.

Francis Murphy Talks OF the Recent
Election in Texas.
NEW York, Aug. 7.-Francis Murphy,
the temperance lecturer, was at the
Sturtevant house to-day en- route to
Brooklyn. A reporter asked him what
he thought of the prohibition defeat in
Texas. He said: cit is merely the
leaves coming to the surface. The South
is going at the temperance question in
the right way from moral point of view.
1t is the new South wakingup. But here
in the north prohibition is mixed with
politics and has no effect whatever. We
want high license, as it would reduce the
number of saloons in this city and save
many working man from destruction,
The Prohibitionists are always fighting
the Republican party. If / had to take
my chances of doing good in political
way for the temperance cause. would
join the Republican party. l do moi
think the Prohibitionists win ever elect
President. The only power that can
save drunkard is the gospel"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
WeevII In Flax seed.

CHICAGO, Aug S.-A local paper says;
The fax seed inspector of the city has
discovered that some of the cars of fax
seed received from the Northwest con-
tain weevil to an alarming extent. II
the seed is as numerously infested as the
inspector says it viii not make fax seed
oil. The inspector thinks the weevil he
found is of new variety. OF this he Is
not certain and has submitted the matter
to the scientific investigation of the IL
linois state board of agriculture. The
insect is not in the seed of this years
crop, but infests the crop of last year.
To what extent some of the new crop
has been affected by contact is moi
known, but it is certain that none of the
elevator people will accept the seed with
the insect, for, once the pest in the
house, it Is hard to get out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
THE APOSTLES WILL DECIDE.

The Question OF Electing a PresI-
dent of the Mormon Church Will
not be Decided at Once.
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, Aug. 6,-The
question of successorship to the presl-
dency of the Mormon church has been
settled by the appearance of an address
signed by MILFORD Woodruff, president
of the Apostles. He says:
Gas upon former occasions IN our his
tory the duty and responsibility of pre-
siding oyer and directing the affairs OF
the church Of Jesus Christ, in all the
world, devolves upon the twelve Apos.
ties. With the blessing of the Lord and
the faith and prayers of his people, we
hope to do our duty until we too shall
be laid to rest
1t has been thought by some that eth.
er George @. Cannon or Joseph F.
Smith, nephew of the origina; Joseph
would assume the leadership. Wood.
ruff is 80 years old and a man of medi.
OGRE ability. He has been hiding two
wears.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

The railroad commissioners have is
sued letter calling the attention of the
railroad companies in the state to pro-
visions of the law, that require that APP
pliances shall be placed on all sleeping
cars better calculated to prevent the
shutting or closing of the upper berths
of the cars in case of the overturning in
accidents; also to section 2, which pro-
vides that two fire extinguishers shall be
placed on all passenger and sleeping
cars and that two saws and two axes
shall be placed on each car, one of each
on the inside and one of each on the out
side ofsaid cars. The publication of the
law having been made as authorized by
the legislature, the commission now con-
slider 1t part of its duty to see that the
act is obeyed and to institute proceed
ings within reasonable time to secure
such ohadience.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
SOME MoRE REFORM.

Startling Disclosures of Fraud In
the Land Department.
WASHINGTON, Aug. disclosures are
made of serious frauds on the treasury
through the land Office department
Drafts have been drawn in payment o.
old surveyors claims in California and
the money collected on them. After
wards it was found that the same claims
had been paid once by the government
some of them as long ago as 1879. Com
missioner Sparks Is angry at the devel
opments and made an investigation
which resulted in finding that seyera
ex-congressmen are interested in the
fraudulent transactions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
The Indian Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The authorities
have received word from the Agent at
the White Earth Agency reporting trou-
BILE among the Mile Laos, which he laws
to whisky. The Mile Laos band OF
Chippewas are the Indians whom the
Northwestern Indian commission found
it impossible to treat with, or persuade
to leave their reservation. Gen. Up
shaw said to-day that the department
was satisfied that nothing could be done
with them except by force, and that
they would have to be eventually re-
moved to the White Earth Reservation
to insure the safety of the whites in
their vicinity. They are shiftless, lazy
and dissipated. There are not half
dozen houses on the reservation, and
the women are but half clothed and fed.
There is no disposition on the part of
these Indirns to help themselves, and
as they will have to be cared for by the
government 1t is not unlikely the auth
critics will have to use the power in
their hands to place them upon better
foOtino
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
THE PEOPLE CAN STAND 1T.

Prospects of Still Lower Freight
Rates to the Northwest.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The Times this
morning says; There is music In the
air regarding the rate between Chicago
and st. Paul. with an excellent prospect
of still further reduction in through rates
below the tariff putt IN effect by the Min
nesota & Northwestern. There Is no
doubt of the fact that the Burlington &
Northern has given the association,
through Chairman Faithorn, the requir-
ed fifteen days notice of an intention to
change its through rates, and there is
hardly any question that when the term
expires 1t will put in rates from % to 35
per cent. lower than the tariff which
went into effect Aug. LIST.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
A STREAK OF SENSE.

Henry George Says the Labor Party
Must Define Its Position on So
cialism.
New York, Aug. 5.-In to-day's Stan
dard, Henry George says;
at is necessary that the platform to
be adopted by the United Labor party
convention which is to meet at Syracuse
on Aug. 18th, should firmly and clearly
define the position of the party with re.
latIon TO socialism. This is rendered
necessary by the organized endeavor OF
the State or German Socialists to impress
their peculiar views on the party, an en-
deavor that has become so notorious
that any disposition to evade the issue
whether or not the United Labor party
endorses the views, would give its enc
mics a spacious pretext to make the
charge that it does"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
The Hoodlers stm Command Atten.
ton.

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-The four boodlers
who were fined appeared in court this
morning for sentence. Action however
was deferred until Thursday with the ex-
ception of the case of Commissioner
Giles. He was anxious to have the mat
ter closed at once. Sentence was pro-
nounced and the anxious boodler quick
" paid over his 81 900 fine. Arguments
on the motion for new trial IN the case
of the seven sentenced to penitentiary
has been postponed till Oct. 10.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

Probably no one thing has caused
such general revival of trade at J. r.
Jones, Drug Store as their giving away
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. His trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that II always cures and
never disappoints. Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Group, and all
throat and lung disease quickly cured.
You can test 1t before buying by getting
trial bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
The Apaohes are Am oulet.

Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 6.-Advices from
Jones, Chihuahua, Mexico, dated July
20, says that the reports sent out from
FL Paso of a band of Apaches depredst-
ing in that region are not true. There
has not been single Apache seen in
the vicinity since Geronimo's band sur.
rendered to Gen Miles nearly year
ago. There is an organized band oil
Mexican outlaws with some Americans
who scour through this country stealing
and numbering, but they are not In.
dams.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12
SHOWED UNDER.
Partial Returns from the Election Il
Texas Yesterday. -

Partial Returns from the Election in
Texas Yesterday. $780,. =
Fort WORTH, Tex, Aug. 5.-The Pro-
hibitionists admit their defeat in the
state by $1,000 majority. The anti-Pro-
hibitionists claim $4,000 majority. Six
ty-one towns give 4,0l7 majority against
prohibition. The election Yesterday was
solely upon constitutional amendments,
the prohibition question being the only
one of general interest involved.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-Specials from
Houston, Texas, say election returns on
the prohibition question are coming in
rapidly. All counties in southern Tex
as are giving large majorities for anti
prohibition. The present returns care
fully estimated indicate that prohibition
will be showed under by a majority of
5000. A special from Austin speaks
less confidently, but indicates that pro-
hibition is defeated,
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 5.-Returns
thus far indicate that the prohibition
amendment has been defeated by ma
jority of 40, 900 in the state.
The total vote of the city, including
the thirteenth precinct, is ,S44; for pro-
hibition, Ills, against, 1920. The 9TH
er amendments received majorities, ex-
cept the one extending the time of hold
ing the legislature and increasing the
pay of the members. The NeaO's returns
from $50 polling precincts clearly indi.
cate that the prohibition amendment is
defeated by $4,000. 1t will be impossi.
bic to give the exact result until the of.
ficIal count is made. The results indi.
cate that all the other amendments ex,
cept the one extending the time fol-
holding the legislature have carried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

THE Standard Oil Company is great
corporation and as q general thing it
deigns not to be under obligations to
anyone. That it once in while has to
ask favor Of those who have no love
for it, is however, shown blythe fact that
the City of Mankato is now considering
the petition of the great monopoly ask
ing to have certain streets vacated that
it may erect warehouse for the hand
limo of oil . r'.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. AS it is
the Presidents desertion of the cause OF
reform indicates his desire to hold the
party together and secure another term,
or else it marks him as hypocrite and
man who gained the support of the
ciul-service reformers by false pretenses.
The Mugwumps can decide for them
selves which is the correct explanation,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

ALBERT LEA people have got it bad
over what they believe to be the dis
covery of natural gas, and great exite-
ment prevails as natural consequence.
1t is reported that several wells have
already been sunk and that gas has been
found in some twenty places. 1t burns
as high, in some places, as thirty feet,
and one well was allowed to burn three
weeks when it was extinguished for fear
ii might communicate fire to buildings
in the vicinity. A company has been
formed, to be known as the ''Freeborn
County Petroleum Gas Company" and
IL, 600 acres of land have already been
leased. Operations will begin inn
mediately, and machinery from Findlay,
OHIO, win be used in sinking the wells.
Mankato sends greeting to Albert Lea,
and hopes her company may be as sue
ces full in securing a generous flow of
natural gas as the Mankato Coal, Oil and
Mineral Company expects to De. It
may come to pass in these days of won
derful discovery that Minnesota is pos
sessed of as much natural gas as is Ohio.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

THERE is to be a total eclipse of the sun
-A~ssOt loth, but unfortunately the Uni
ted States is not the favored spot for q
view of the interesting spectacle. 1t
viii only be visible to the inhabitants of
a narrow belt of sand on the Eastern
hemisphere. Astronomers have planted
themselves in the most favorable posi-
tons for observation, and there win be
no lack of learned descriptions of the
phenomenon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

IT is suggested that Company d, the
crack st. Paul military aggregation which
covered itself with 50 much glory at the
National drill, should enter the contest
at Chicago in October. BY all meansIet
the boys goand hold up Minnesota's end
of fhe rome.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

IT is stated upon the authority of a
gentleman residing at DesMoines that
the resolutions recently sent to Wash
ington and presented by General Rose
Grams were adopted by body of twenty
G. A. R. men, while the posts of that
city contain 800 men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

THIs has been bad year on the spec
ulators who sought by the power oftheir
money to manipulate the price ofartI-
cles of food. One by one their games
have been defeated. The latest collapse
is that of California wheat syndicate,
who come out losers by six or seven
millions Of dollars. These experiences
ought to learn somebody lesson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

Mr.. CLEVELAND had better take care
of those District Commissioners of his
before they involve the administration
in scandal. There has been plenty of
warning for the President that the gang
was using him to further their schemes.
He should have removed them long ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

Iowa is going to follow the example of
Ohio, and give an endorsement to her
favorite son. Senator Allison has many
admirers throughout the country, and it
thought by many shrewd Republicans to
be as strong Presidential candidate as
can be named.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-12

THE oil producers of Pennsylvania Will
unite with those of Ohio in an attempt
to down the Standard Oil Co. They
may make it lively for time, but past
experience does not contain much to
encourage the idea that the great mon
opoly can be beaten.